It saddens me to no end the amount of architectural detail is removed from home after home by novice homeowners doing remodels to their own house. Nothing really wrong with what they are doing as long as everything ends up to code and they are happy with the results. If it's what they want to live with and they are happy, it's all good.
That is until it is time to sell.
This house had a lot of charm stripped away by the previous owners. Fortunately, some was (13 comments)
laura s baker: Operation Celebrate Freedom, Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 21st 2011, Sullivan WI
- 05/10/11 04:09 AM
Several times throughout the year I take time out of my schedule to do a little "pay it forward" to the troops. One of those events Operation Celebrate Freedom it is coming up! Date; Saturday May 21st Time; 2:00 p.m. ~ 10:00 p.m. Where; Veteran's Memorial Park Sullivan, WI. I will be face~painting during this event from 3:00 p.m.~ 5:00 p.m.! Come one come all and give a salute to all those who have loved this country enough to put their lives on the line for it! They truly deserve our respect and admiration. And all the help we can give (17 comments)
The amazing Janice Arkett out of Canada wrote such an incredible post that I have got to share with all my readers! We all want to know the Return On Investment when we are putting money into a home to prepare it for the market to insure the quickest possible sale and the best offers. Janice did an outstanding job putting this information together for all of us! If your looking for a stager Serving Burlington,Oakville, Milton, Hamilton & surrounding areas. 905-467-5353 I highly recommend Janice Arkett! If you are looking for a stager in the Dane/Jefferson/Waukesha area of Wisconsin, (10 comments)
laura s baker: MLS Photo's Really? Is this an April fools Joke? Laura S. Baker, Ready? Set,...Sell! Home Staging & ReDesign, Jefferson, South Central, South Eastern, WI
- 04/01/11 12:02 PM
MLS Photo's Really? Is this an April fools Joke? Laura S. Baker, Ready? Set,...Sell!Home Staging & ReDesign, Jefferson, South Central, South Eastern, WI Trying to sell your home in today's Real Estate Market can be a daunting task. Lending institutions have tightened their belts to the point that many buyers no longer qualify for loans. Your home is competing against a large inventory of homes. Worse yet, 50% of the homes on the market in Jefferson County are foreclosure's or short sales, therefore; home prices continue to drop. Homes simply are not selling like they did just a few years (18 comments)
Ready? Set,...Sell! Home Staging & ReDesign, Jefferson, South Central, South Eastern, WI
F.S.B.O's, Sellers, Realtors, Lenders, Builders, Investors, almost every seller, in almost every price point CAN and SHOULD stage their home and why; (By Ready? Set,...Sell! Home Staging & ReDesign of course!) "I can't afford home staging", assumes the seller, thinking every staging is in the thousands. Actually, almost anyone can afford home staging. Ready? Set,...Sell! Offers many affordable services. Basic Consultation ~ $200.00 In the Basic Consultation, we help guide sellers to the main things they should do (57 comments)
You just never know who you will meet or what an impact that meeting will make upon our life or your business here in Active Rain. Playing in the rain has brought me a new friend and associate close to home! When you get such an incredible testimonial from a fellow Active Rain Blogger, you just have to share it! I have to give Tim Peterson, A Keller Williams Realtor® out of Madison WI, a quick shout out to say Thank You! He recently wrote this overwhelming blog post about yours truly. This post is not about agreeing with the content, but rather (31 comments)
This Laura Baker has nothing to do with me. She has an incredible organization I think you would all love to see. Please check it out as I did.
Perhaps it would become your next; Pay it forward or favorite donation place! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laura S. Baker Ready? Set,...Sell! Home Staging & ReDesign Jefferson, WI (920) 728-4118 rss.home.staging@gmail.com www.rss-home-staging.com Member R.E.S.A A+ rating with the WI BBB
All the best wishes, Laura S. Baker Ready? Set,...Sell! Home Staging & ReDesign 531 N. Main Street Jefferson, WI 53549 (920) 728-4118 rss.home.staging@gmail.com www.rss-home-staging.com South Central WI South Eastern WI (16 comments)
has been an inspiration, a mentor, a challenger, a cheerleader, and even the disciplinarian at times. Thank you, you beautiful woman (whom my hubby keeps threatening to leave me for). Don't panic anyone ~ he's not as long as I keep using her recipes! And Sir Rog is my knight in shinning armor for forming this group in the first place, He makes us laugh, he makes us cry, he holds out his hand when we (14 comments)